Combination high chair



Jan. 10, 1950 H. B. KAUFFMAN 2,494,045

COMBINATION HIGH CHAIR Filed March'18, 1946 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Fowne B KQUFFMQN INVENTOR ATTORNEY Jan. 10, 1950 H. B. KAUFFMAN 2,494,045

COMBINATION HIGH CHAIR Filed March 18, 1946 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 3. 42 52 as 52 44 i l8 2 /2 6 24 2e 6: Hounkflfi. KnurrMnM I-NVENTOR I I I ATTORNEY Jan. 10, 1950 H. B. KAUFFMAN COMBINATION HIGH CHAIR 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed March 18, 1946 Hounzb BJfbUF/ MA/v BY 4 Ma ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 10, 1959 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COMBINATION HIGH CHAIR r Howard B. Kauffman; Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Application March is, 1946,.Serial No. 655,1 1'3 4 Claims. (01. 155 -38) This invention relates to an improved combina- The arcuate portion I4 is provided with the tion high chair which can be changed for use as elongated arcuate and hook shaped slot 48 to rea high or low chair, play chair gocart or rocking ceive the transverse rod 50 which is mounted in chair. apertured ends 52 of the back rest frame 54 se- An object of this invention therefore is to pro- 5 cured to the bottom of the seat frame 56. The vide a chair that is simple in construction thereseat frame 56 is provided with a central openby permitting the conversion thereof to chairs of ing 58 adapted to communicate with a babys various shapes and sizes in an efficient and rapid chamber 60 retained on the frame 56 by slides manner. 62 and a cover 64 hinged to the frame 55 at 66 Another object of the invention is to provide a lo provides the seat for the occupant of the chair. chair that is inexpensive to manufacture, durable The frame 54 has the head rest 68 and vertical in use and will by its various changes eliminate slats 16 inserted in notches 12 in the head rest the need of more than one article of furniture. and notches 14 in the seat frame and arm rests With the above and other objects in view the '16 having the tray 18 pivotally secured at the invention consists of the novel details of conin outer ends of one of the arm rests by a fastener struction, arrangement and combination of parts 80 are secured to the frame 54' and uprights 82 more fully hereinafter described, claimed, and support the outer ends of the arm rests 16. The illustrated in the accompanying drawings in uprights 82 have the arcuate lower portions 84 which: to support the foot rest 85 and the portions are Figure 1 is an elevational View of an embodinotched at 88 on their free ends to engage the ment of the invention in use as a high chair. rungs, 22 as shown in Figures 5 and 7 or in any Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof. other position where such notches will engage Figure 3 is a rear view thereof. the rungs. Figure 4 is a top plan view thereof. The frame 54 has hooks 90 secured to the rear Figure 5 is an elevational view in the form of a thereof by fasteners 92 and the hooks will enla chair, gage the rung 22 as shown in Figures 1, 2, 7 and 9 Figure 6 is an elevational view in the form of or in any other position where such hooks will a rocking chair and engage the rung.

Figure '7 is an elevational view in the form of a In Figure 6, the chair is unhooked as in all oeart. instances, and the hook members 90 engage the Referring more in detail to the drawings the rod 22 in the ends of the portion 14 to secure the reference numeral l0 designates the chair which back of the chair, the rod 50 entering the slot 48. consists of the side frames I2 comprising the ar- By the construction shown and by means of cuate portions l4 and I6 which form a triangle the slots 48 the chair may be adjusted to the and therefore are joined at the apex I8. various shapes shown other shapes not illus- Extending at approximately right angles to the trated may also be obtained such as a bed chair portions I4 and I6 and joined thereto near the which would be formed by resting the portion 84 lower ends thereof is the cross brace 20 and the on the floor when in the form shown in Figure 5 ends of the side frames l2 are spaced apart but moving the wheels to the position shown in Figjoined together by the rungs 22. ure 7 and placing a board or similar stiffener on The brace 20 has secured thereto at the center the seat frame 54. thereof a hanger 24 in which is slidably mounted It is believed that the construction and opera a bar 26 having notches 28 therein along one edge tion of the chair will be apparent to those skilled thereof to engage the studs 30 whereby the movein the art and it is to be understood that changes ment of the bar 26 may be adjusted to move the in the details of construction, arrangement and wheels 32 rotatably mounted at 34 to links 35 combination of parts may be resorted to without and 38 respectively into and out of rolling condeparting from the spirit of the invention and tact with the floor or similar surface as shown the scope of the appended claims. in Figures 1 and '7. Having thus described the invention what is Links 36 nd 38 are p v her a one claimed as new and desired to be secured by end and to the lower end of the bar 26 at 40 and L tt P t t, 1 are pivoted at their opposite ends at 42 and 44 to 1, A d i of th character described, comp r i 4 nd 16 p v ly nd h nk are prising a chair usable in various positions, .comprovided with elongated slots 46 at the pivot point prising t arcuate h ped substantially tri- 40. 5 angular side frames, wheel means adjustably mounted within said side frames, 9. back rest is provided for holding said back rest firie'd' in'it's 7 various positions. a v

4. The invention as in claim 1 'wherein means is provided for supporting the'*'wheel "adjustin"g;-

means. ,1

HOWARD B- REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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